#* | limbo.

In his five-track Inception-inspired comeback, Polaris member Taeyong seems to ponder a more cynical view of romance as an unreality.

LIMBO : THE FIRST MINI-ALBUM

limbo is the first mini-album by south korean singer taeyong. it was released on december 14, 2018, by dimensions entertainment. the mini-album spans a range of genres including jazz, alternative r&b, and neo soul. the mini-album was released in two versions with two different photobooks, featuring photos taeyong had taken around seoul reflecting the album concept.

according to taeyong, the title of the mini-abum was inspired by the film inception. conceptually, the mini-album explores the emotions of getting lost in and then waking up from a pleasant experience only to realize it was all a dream. like hans zimmer’s score in inception, the end of “come over” loops back around with the first track “unknown guest” to create a never-ending circle.

in addition to the single’s music video, music videos were released for “dive” and “daydream”. the two music videos are visually and conceptually linked, starring the same actors and filmed in london, just as several of taeyong’s debut album music videos were. notably, taeyong does not star in any of limbo’s music videos, instead only making cameos in “dive”. in an interview, taeyong explained this was an intentional choice, representing that the songs and their videos were a fantasy, not a reality.

the album’s single “come over” is an r&b-jazz push and pull between taeyong and his featuring female vocalist where he asks his love interest to come across the night to him though he seems confused by his own feelings. the music video for “come over” is an animated black and white video. "come over" quickly rose to the top of several south korean music charts and peaked within the top ten of the gaon weekly digital chart.

불청객 (unknown guest)

dive

daydream

처음 (first) ft. ?